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kspenmoll

kspenmoll

Joined May 2016

Lifelong reader, teacher insta:kdspenmoll. Joined May 15, 2016
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Behold, Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer
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Georgette Heyer by Jennifer Kloester
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Many Rivers to Cross by Peter Robinson
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Legends of Our Time by Elie Wiesel
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Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
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Deadly Travel by Kate Parker
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The Exiles Return: A Novel by Elisabeth de Waal
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When I Was a Child I Read Books by Marilynne Robinson
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Mark Twain by Ron Chernow
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A Poisonous Silence by Jenny Adams
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After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz
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100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda
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Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature by Alison Hokanson , Joanna Sheers Seidenstein
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Night by Elie Wiesel
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Still Life with Remorse by Maira Kalman
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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The Drowned: A Novel by John Banville
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A Cartography of Peace by Jean L. Connor
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Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
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Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley
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Unknown Book 7535597 by Unknown Unknown
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The Sea Garden: A Novel by Marcia Willett
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Cloud a Day Journal by Gavin Pretor-Pinney
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1979 by Val McDermid
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Bloodlines by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
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Poems for Morning by Various Authors
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Watson's Choice by Gladys Mitchell
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The Night Travelers: A Novel by Armando Lucas Correa
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The Land Of Spices by Kate O'Brien
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A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
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A Book of Days by Patti Smith
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Learning to Talk: Stories by Hilary Mantel
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The Oxford Murders by Guillermo Martinez
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Mecca: A Novel by Susan Straight
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Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell
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Love and Other Poems by Alex Dimitrov
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Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit
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Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
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Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
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Body in the Transept by Jeanne M. Dams
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Her Last Flight: A Novel by Beatriz Williams
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A Black Women's History of the United States by Kali Nicole Gross, Daina Ramey Berry
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Goldenrod: Poems by Maggie Smith
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Murder at Queen's Landing by Andrea Penrose
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An Unlikely Spy: A Novel by Rebecca Starford
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Fire Force, Volume 1 by Atsushi Ohkubo
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#WDNCW
We do not care that I pulled into my parking spot at work, then promptly locked my car from the driver‘s inside door-BIG OOPS -with my backpack,phone, & keys inside! Fortunately,a staff member was free to drive me home in hopes of convincing my husband that he could TRUST me with his car car key, even though I dropped his in the driveway a month ago & then ran right over it! 2 hours & $250 later I replaced it.He did give me his key. 🚗🔑

Susanita Ack! I‘m glad you got it sorted. 4h
dabbe I am so sorry that I laughed reading this. All that you had to go through, you poor thing! 💜 I once went in to teach while my husband had the day off, and I locked the keys in the car. He had to come into school anyway to get my key out. #oopsiedaisey 🧡💜💛 4h
TheBookHippie Oh I am sorry. Sounds like something I would do 😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♀️😩😝 Glad you got it sorted. 4h
Aims42 Oof. Some days you‘re the bug, some days you‘re the windshield. Hoping tomorrow is better!! 💛🧡🩷 3h
Karisa Very relatable…. 😬 Glad you had a way to retrieve a key. I left my car running in the staff parking lot (twice😅). Finally realized my air tag keychain was interfering with the lock fob‘s signal and starting the car. Thought I was losing my mind (also a possibility #wdnc)! 3h
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Some places that healing, inspiration, miracles & more happen for me: my porch, my hummingbird friends, sunrises,our magnolia,the “Robert tree”,my garden,the river in my neighborhood that I walk by, the ocean. After all I am an Aquarian- Water, water, everywhere.🌊

Chrissyreadit BEAUTIFUL 😍💛 4h
TheBookHippie So pretty! 3h
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I don‘t think I would call this “dead and dismembered aspect”of myself back because she lives in me.The summer after I turned 30,I was in a car accident that took me 5+ years to recover from-I still go to PT now. At that time I was single & living in Boston,so I needed to go back to my parents in CT for surgery.I gave up my job,my apartment, my social life.Surgery was successful in rescuing a damaged nerve,but was I left in severe chronic pain.⬇️

kspenmoll ⬆️ I was reduced to infancy. my mom massaged my drop foot nightly while we chatted. My dad spent his afternoons off watching a soap opera, General Hospital,( he was an MD so we laughed alot),when I recovered enough he held my arm while I took baby steps in our driveway.My mom and sister took me to the local pool helped me into my bathing suit so I could walk in the pool. Gifts from this experience: I met a woman who owned a needlepoint store.⬇️ 5h
kspenmoll ⬆️ she needed someone to spot her so she could go to lunch or take a break. I started working there in exchange for needlepoint canvases & yarn maybe twice a week for a couple of hours.My love for needlepoint started then.Another gift came much later when I could stand long enough to work in my dad‘s office.I had such fun with the staff & saw my dad in his professional capacity which was so special.While in the pool, a met a woman who also had⬇️ (edited) 5h
kspenmoll ⬆️Back surgery. We became lifelong friends, and I met my husband through her. Another gift: I was able to fly in a plane, lying down on 3 seats to visit my closest brother in Alaska. He my sister-in-law and my niece Lily, who was 6, drove all over Alaska with me lying down in the back of their Subaru. Lily & I remain close today because of those 6 weeks together. During all this time, I was able to reflect, create, laugh, love, & ⬇️ 5h
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kspenmoll ⬆️ & most importantly, live a slowed down life, in synch & in touch with my inner self. I “lost” a decade of my life, but that time was truly a gain, not a loss for me. if you read through this long, long epistle, thank you. #wildwomen (edited) 5h
AmyG Wow that is some story. 🙌🏻 5h
kspenmoll @AmyG Thank you you for listening my friend.💕💕 5h
AmyG I am happy you are here to write it. 😘 5h
Chrissyreadit Thank you so much for sharing your story!!! I am amazed by all the gifts you acknowledge-this literally brought me to tears. 💛 5h
Bookwormjillk That‘s quite the story! 4h
Amiable I am in awe of the fact that you can look back and appreciate that this terrible accident gave you positive things instead of only taking things away from you. That maturity and insight is a gift in itself. ❤️ 4h
Ruthiella ❤️❤️❤️ 3h
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Sunrise | Jacquelyn Cook
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Sunrise this morning. Just so awe inspiring. Uplifting start to my day. Full of gratitude as I open myself up to today. Blessed be. #positivevives

Bookwormjillk What a morning! Have a great day! 18h
Lesliereadsalot So beautiful! 17h
lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 14h
dabbe What a view! My zen for the day. Thank you! 🧡💜💛 11h
AnnCrystal Beautiful 🤩💝. 5h
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Georgette Heyer | Jennifer Kloester
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That first sip…bliss. #coffeeabdbooks

Bookwormjillk Truth 10h
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My Mabon altar inspired by @TheBookHippie A Mix of stones, crystals, incense, salt, herbs, worry dolls, the Greek goddess Artemis, pine cones, laughing Buddha, goddess coin,earthen pitcher with golden yellow flowers. #Mabon

TheBookHippie Yay!!!! It‘s arriving so quickly! 🧡 1d
Chrissyreadit 😍😍😍 1d
AnnCrystal Lovely 🤩💝💖💝. 1d
Lesliereadsalot I love the Artemis statue!! 🩷 1d
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Cuban Black Beans & Rice:While assembling ingredients,chopping vegetables, adding ingredients sequentially, stirring the pot,letting the pot bubble & stew- Meanwhile rice comes to a boil, then turning the pot down to steam, I practiced meditative cooking, focusing mindfully on each step.#75Soft

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Tamra 👌🏾 Love contemplative cooking. Peaceful. 1d
AllDebooks That is a lovely way to cook. It looks delicious x 17h
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Apologies! I received my #FFFS box last week & mailed mine out then as well.

Avanders Yay! 🍂🍁🧡 1d
Chrissyreadit 🤎🧡❤️💛❤️🧡🤎 1d
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Early morning coffee and a book. #wildwomen #doll #intuition

Chrissyreadit I love worry dolls. And this picture is so aesthetically pleasing 😘❤️ 2d
lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 💓 💓 2d
dabbe 💛💜🧡 2d
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 1d
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#wildwomen

I found this challenging- so much literature, poetry, speaks to me deeply. I chose Amanda Gorman for her live performances- 💕💕; Jane Kenyon because when I was introduced to her ages ago I fell in love; #RobertTree - our relationship to this tree is a family story that we add on to & celebrate every year when the magnolia tree blooms. This spring it will be 30 1/2 years old!

Chrissyreadit ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 2d
AnnCrystal 🤩🌳💝💝💝. 2d
lil1inblue This is just lovely! I love the #roberttree! ❤ ❤ ❤ 2d
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Too many traditions so picturing a few:Thanksgiving & watching Macy‘s parade;Christmas table setting & Christmas Eve book stack-my aunt gave each of us 2 books Christmas Eve & continued with the next generation #Jólabókaflóðið;we take pictures every Year when my son‘s magnolia tree blooms(planted when he was 6 mths);annual Cape Cod weekend with my 3 sisters; hiking with my son since he was little;coffee & a book on our porch.#wildwomen

Cuilin These are all beautiful traditions, 💕 2d
TheBookHippie Oh the set table!!!!!! Love it all but the table gives me such joy!! 2d
Chrissyreadit love all of this! 2d
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 2d
lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 So lovely! 2d
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#FallCardSwap cards are arriving daily- so exciting to get snail mail expressing lovely sentiments! Thanks to: @TheBookHippie @Cuilin @dabbe @BookwormAHN & Kim Prytherch, Christie Walker, Stacy Kline.

dabbe They bring such happiness, don't they? 🧡💜💛 2d
Chrissyreadit checking in to see if you have sent your #fff package? Sorry if i missed the post! 2d
TheLudicReader Glad mine arrived. 2d
Cuilin Love these cards swaps 💛🤎💜🧡💛 2d
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I am trying to pick up (when I was sick)where I left off with #75Soft challenge.An element of this challenge (mindfulness)can be linked to “close reading” a concept we are currently working with in 10th grade English. #readmindfully

lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 2d
AllDebooks ❤️🫂❤️ 2d
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 2d
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Bloody January | Alan Parks
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#weeklyforecast
Reading a little of this, a little of that this week.

Amiable I have “What We Knew” on hold at my library. Is it a good read? 3d
kspenmoll I am finding it good so far ( on p. 44) because it is oral testimony/interviews of Jewish & non-Jewish people. 3d
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In my bed with Poe & Em, reading tagged book, & eating this heavenly Black Cherry Chip ice cream.🛌🐈🐈🍨 #75soft

AmyG Yum! 3d
rebcamuse A Van Leeuwen Ice cream place just opened across the street from where I work. Thus far, I have resisted temptation but I don‘t anticipate that to be the case much longer! 3d
Chrissyreadit perfection! 3d
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dabbe 🧡💜💛 3d
Librarybelle That ice cream sounds delicious! 3d
AllDebooks ❤️ 2d
kspenmoll @rebcamuse I would never be able to resist temptation!!!! 2d
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This nightmare occurred again & again.I would usually seek my 5 1/2 yr old brother & his bed for solace & security.
I do remember some neighborhood boys would follow me-I would climb up a tree & they would chant “I declare I declare I see Kathy‘s underwear!”If my brother was nearby he would chase them away.Also around the same time a man in a car offered candy to kids in our neighborhood-told my mom who called the police & we were interviewed.

Chrissyreadit It sounds terrifying- but also empowering- you always awoke before the lion could. There is a lot of Jungian work to unpack there. Thank you for sharing all of this. And i hope recognizing your innate strength ❤️ 3d
Suet624 Oh my. 3d
AnnCrystal All this is terrifying, especially for a little girl.

I agree with @Chrissyreadit about the Inner Strength.

While a sleeping lion can mean a variety of things according to different beliefs and other details of the dream and your personal life.

I like the notion that the sleeping lion may represent sleeping personal courage that rests within...asleep until needed.

💝💝💝.
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dabbe To me, it's like the lion is your #wildwolf. You know it, are friendly with it, so much so that you sleep right beside it. Then the fear from others (society, parents, ...) yell at you to be afraid of it, and you run from the strength (the lion) that is within you. I see the lion as YOU, your wild self who wants to live in harmony with you. You'll find it again. I know it. 💛💜🧡 2d
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AnnCrystal ✊🏼😢🤬🥺💝. 3d
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Mehso-so

I put this book as aSo-So for various reasons: somewhat dated; plot very convoluted; too many “bad “people especially men, after the protagonist for various reasons.Annie,the protagonist is very likable, and there were definitely witty moments, but all in all it was just OK. #AnArtLoversMystery #TBR #StoryGraph #2025OffMyShelfReadingChallenge #bookpublishedover10yearsago

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Coffee and discussion with morning with #sundaybuddyread participants. Stimulating & terrifyingly relevant, given all we are losing & experiencing with this present administration. I love this community! 💗💗
I pulled out this vintage 1930s era tea cup & saucer. 😀

TheBookHippie Stunning!!!! 4d
Melismatic Such a pretty teacup & saucer! 4d
AnnCrystal 1930s era tea cup & saucer 🤩☕💝. 4d
dabbe 🧡💜💛 3d
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#bookreport #September7to13
I finished listening to An Ace and A Pair, but other than that audiobook I started some books, ignored others, & plan to continue with those included in this collage. #GeorgetteHeyer #biography #ACountryHouseMystery #sundaybuddyread #cozy #artloversmystery #Audiobook #adeadcoldmystery #HarryMcCoyThriller #readyourkindle #wildwomen

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️ I hope you‘re feeling better. 4d
kspenmoll @TheBookHippie Thank you! Went to ER yesterday on MD suggestion & after bloodwork & a CAT scan, I left with UTI & diverticulitis diagnosis along with treatment plan. What a snap shot of humanity while waiting there! I feel better mentally- the not knowing & making up dire scenarios was mot healthy for me! (edited) 4d
TheBookHippie @kspenmoll oh I am sorry both those things are awful. And yes. It‘s wild in the ER. 4d
Chrissyreadit ugh!! i‘m glad you have answers and a treatment plan! 4d
Lesliereadsalot Yikes! Glad you have a treatment plan. 4d
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My book, Women who run with Wolves just arrived. Already a connection on p. 4. We are reading the short story “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid in 10th grade English Among other things, we are using Barbie‘s monologue in the movie to further illustrate society‘s contradictory expectations for women as a springboard for discussion & written reflection. https://youtu.be/CBqlDWHkdHk

dabbe How cool is this? You'll be able to share your knowledge of this book with your students. 💜💛🧡 4d
kspenmoll @dabbe Exactly my thought! 4d
TheBookHippie So wonderful!!! I love it when this happens! 4d
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Chrissyreadit Phenomenal 🙌 4d
lil1inblue How fantastic! (Love that you're reading Jamaica Kincaid, btw.) 🤩🤩🤩 4d
Suet624 That‘s so great. 4d
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Late morning coffee, an apple croissant, journal writing & a book. Beautiful, 74 degrees, blue skies with a smattering of cloud, bird song. Contentment. ☕️🥐📘📚🌞☁️🐦

S3V3N Looks so serene. 5d
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#5JoysFriday
1) my husband captured Poe & I asleep. 💤
2) ginger ale this week‘s drink of choice 🧋
3) journaling- thanks to @TheBookHippie & her prompts-such a delightful way to start my day. ✍🏻
4) my new series addiction- Law & Order UK. 📺
5) my husband is lactose intolerant. He was excited to find more cheeses he could eat. 🧀

LiseWorks Yep, all hard cheeses are safe for us lactose intolerance people. 6d
S3V3N I have not heard of Law & Order UK. I‘ll check it out. Sleep pics are the best. 6d
kspenmoll @S3V3N I found it on Britbox. 6d
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Bookwormjillk Ginger ale just hits the spot sometimes! 6d
TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 6d
TheBookHippie @LiseWorks ♥️ thank goodness 🙃 6d
lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 6d
dabbe You and Poe ... beyond precious. 💜🧡💛 5d
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 5d
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#booksandcoffee Reading this book is like being inside a sensory kaleidoscope. 😀 Happy Friday!

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My score was 22/45 which is good for me- tough to choose my best- so many good films! Thanks @dabbe This was such fun! I went sentimental with ET & CoCo.

dabbe Autumn is all about the sentiment! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🧡💜🩶
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In 10th grade English class we utilized this poem today to reflect on 9/11 as well as analyze the poem‘s structure, meaning & the poet‘s possible thinking. Attaching is an article from the Poetry Foundation titled “Can Poetry Console a Grieving Public?” Something to reflect on.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/68678/can-poetry-console-a-grieving-pu...

dabbe W😢W. That last stanza especially. What a worthwhile activity to do with your students. #neverforget 🧡🩶💜 6d
julieclair Oh my… 🥺 And of course your 10th graders weren‘t even born yet. So hard to believe. 6d
AnnCrystal 😢🇺🇲🫂🇺🇸💝. 6d
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Early morning tea & a book.Today‘s date,9/11 is seared into our national collective consciousness.I was at work when my husband called me with this news.No access to a TV at work,no social media then.It was a doctor‘s office so we stayed open.My husband was home so he went to get our 8 year old son from school.Total shock,numbness.A friend of mine‘ father lost his whole NYC office.Another friend‘s brother died.The grief & #ragemusic came later.

Suet624 I will never forget that day. I ended up in bed for about a week afterwards just feeling the shockwaves of the trauma everyone was experiencing. 7d
dabbe #neverforget 💙🤍♥️ 6d
kspenmoll @Suet624 “Shockwaves” 💗 6d
AnnCrystal 🫂😢🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲❤️🤍💙. 6d
AnnCrystal 😘🐱🐾🐱💝. 6d
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Untitled Unknown | Taylor Simone Stewart
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WE DO NOT CARE that your mischievous brain has all the excuses to not make a doctor‘s appointment:
- the students need me
- it‘s too soon in the school year to take more time off- I was already out 3 days last week
- it‘s just a little tiny….
- I just don‘t feel like it
- la la la I am in denial
- I‘m scared

I put my big girl pants on and made an appointment for tomorrow morning.
#WDNCW

BkClubCare {{{{hugs}}}} 1w
AllDebooks Sending you love and hugs. X 1w
Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 1w
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nanuska_153 Good luck ❤️ 1w
lil1inblue 💓🫂💓 1w
TheBookHippie Thinking of you!!!! Sending love. 1w
robinb Sending a big hug 🤗 🙏 1w
dabbe So glad you did, and I understand completely why you didn't want to. Keeping you in my thoughts. 🧡🩶💜 1w
Aims42 Sending positive thoughts your way!! 💕💕💕💕💕 1w
CBee Sending tons of love 💚💚💚 1w
kspenmoll @BkClubCare @AllDebooks @Librarybelle @nanuska_153 @lil1inblue @TheBookHippie @robinb @dabbe @Aims42 @CBee Thank you all so much from my heart. I feel as if a warm blanket of understanding, love, & empathy is enveloping me.💗💗 1w
Aims42 @kspenmoll 💛🧡🩷 1w
Ruthiella I understand. I put off doctor visits too. I get referrals or blood tests and lose the paperwork. It‘s hard to be an adult sometimes. ❤️❤️❤️ 1w
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝 May all go well, sending positive vibes 💝💝💝. 1w
julieclair Good for you for doing the hard, right thing. Sending love and hugs. 💙💙💙 1w
Tamra Hugs to you 🤗 1w
Lesliereadsalot Always better to know than to wonder. 7d
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Walking | Henry Thoreau
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This morning I picked up my journal for the first time since I was sick. The prompt was “Walk About.” Because I was in bed 5 days, my response was so different than it would have been if I had been healthy: walking as reemerging, walking as recovery, walking as rebirth, walking as connection(with my students). #SeptemberJournalingPrompts #walkabout #day9

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 1w
Kimzey Hope you feel better! 1w
kspenmoll @Kimzey Thank you. I am back at work & on the road to recovery!!! 1w
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TheBookHippie It is funny how that happens. It‘s never what you think. I‘m glad you‘re feeling better. (edited) 1w
wildwoodreads Hope you feel better soon! Walking is definitely healing. I broke my left leg and my right ankle last year and let me tell you the first time I could actually walk after was literally a life changing experience. 1w
kspenmoll @wildwoodreads What a horrible experience for you! I am so sorry that happened. You certainly know the feeling of gratitude after that experience! 💗 1w
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Monday, Monday: A Novel | Elizabeth Crook
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My #MondayMood #MoodMonday

A happy mood- back to work after 4 days home with food poisoning- and this is only our first 5 day week -strange to be out so early in year. missed staff, students, lots of love there! Came armed with water & my home-made chicken rice soup(I freeze it in batches for times like this). Now home reading. 💗🍲💦 📘

Deblovestoread Ooof! Sorry you were sick. But yum for homemade chicken soup. Have a fantastic week! 1w
dabbe So sorry you were sick but glad you're feeling better! Here's to a fabulous school year! 🧡💜💛 1w
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝 Terrible being sick, glad you're better 💝💝💝. 1w
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Behold, Here's Poison | Georgette Heyer
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#hyggehour #readathon
Relaxing with a book, some water, & Em-cat before sleep.

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1w
Chrissyreadit 💛🤎🧡🤎💛 1w
rubyslippersreads 😻😻😻 1w
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AllDebooks Cutie 🐾 1w
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Georgette Heyer | Jennifer Kloester
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BkClubCare OoooooOOOO some good Nonfiction in your future! 1w
willaful Perhaps my favorite of her mysteries -- the characters are so fun! 1w
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#bookreport
Started Fearless today; almost at the end of the Blue Train. finished the other books this past week. Murder at the Gulls Nest is a standout.Between the indomitable Nora Breen‘s character & the audiobook‘s narrator, Siobhan McSweeney‘s voice, I was both enthralled & enchanted. #sundaybuddyread #AgathaChristieClubR3 #ChristieCapers #NoraBreenInvestigates #readyourkindle #ThematicCozies #Books #September #historicalfiction

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#FridayHappyReadingHour
Sipping on ginger-ale & snacking on mini saltines tonight. I am just emerging from 3 days of a rather violent food poisoning episode, so this hits the spot.

AmyG Oh no! That‘s awful. Enjoy your reading. 2w
TheBookHippie Oh that‘s horrible 😝😵‍💫🫣 2w
Aims42 Yikes!! I‘m glad saltines and ginger ale is hitting the spot 😙 2w
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Tamra Oh that‘s absolutely no fun. But, I‘m glad you are on the mend. Crackers are the best. 2w
Susanita Wow! I hope things settle down quickly. 2w
mcctrish Oh my gosh, that‘s awful! Here‘s to kicking off a weekend feeling better 2w
Ruthiella Yikes! Hope the ginger ale soothes ! 2w
BarbaraBB That‘s nasty. I hope you‘ll have a relaxed weekend ahead to recover fully 🤍 2w
Bookwomble ❤️‍🩹 2w
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝 May a relaxing weekend help you feel better 💝💝💝. 2w
BkClubCare Oh dear! Hope you feel alive again!! 1w
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Advocate | Darren Greer
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1984.When David returns to the town he grew up in, he is in the last stages of AIDS.Advocate,a small town in Nova Scotia,encapsulates the responses of a town to this unknown disease,largely one born of fear.The town for the most part turns on David,& his family.Jacob,his nephew,is twelve when this happens & the trauma has molded him into who he becomes as an adult.2008.Jacob returns to for his grandmother‘s funeral & faces a crucial decision.

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julieclair Oh wow. So true. 2w
AnnCrystal 💝🥲💝👍🏼💝. 2w
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Reggie Soooooo I listened to this Books in the Freezer podcast where this librarian was on talking about the horror books that shaped her. At the end she talked about what people could do to help their libraries and one was go to their library council meetings and just say thanks. That was on Tuesday. I looked up the one for Albuquerque and theirs was last night. So I went and talked about all the ways I loved the library. It was very nice. 2w
mhillis @Reggie that‘s a great idea 😊 2w
Reggie There was a member on the council who told me that usually when someone shows up for public comment there‘s a grievance so this was nice for her. @mhillis 2w
kspenmoll @Reggie Well done! We need our libraries & need to constantly let them know that right now. 1w
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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Jill, thank you so much for running this readathon. There is something special about knowing others are reading along with you that I find motivating. I finished 3 books: The Stolen Queen, Bryant and May: Oranges & Lemons, & Misfortune. Murder at Gull‘s Nest is an audiobook- I did make progress on that. I read 2 chapters in Mona‘s Eyes.❤️❤️❤️👏🏻 #SummerEnd #Readathon

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dabbe Well done! 🙌🏻🧡🩶💛 2w
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I was deliciously thrilled to see today‘s journal prompt because I could showcase these Staedtler Texsurferdry pencils. I adore them, use them all the time for Litsy notes, etc. Where did I hear about them? Here, of course! Apologies- I cannot remember who posted about them years ago.

TheBookHippie Oh how fun. 2w
dabbe 🧡🩶💛 2w
AnnCrystal ✏️👏🏼🤩💝. 2w
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Advocate | Darren Greer
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Mid-afternoon reading. #porchlife

julieclair Aaaahhhhh…. Enjoy! Your porch is so lovely. 2w
Tamra Porch Life 💙 2w
Cuilin Love it!!! Enjoy the last days of porch life. It‘s getting chilly in NH. I wore jeans and long sleeves. 2w
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2 timelines:Egypt 1936; NYC 1978
At 19,Charlotte,along with an archeologist team, discovers ancient artifacts.An unknown(to us)disaster occurs which she avoids confronting. Now 60, she is a curator at the MET.After a series of events,she becomes friends with Annie,who works in costumes.Charlotte decides to go to Egypt to rescue a recently stolen statue. Annie accompanies her.Here she comes to terms with her haunted past.Female bonds explored.

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My journal I bought at an Indie bookstore to start in September. I am bundled up in fleece & fuzzy slippers to brave the chill while writing. #porchlife #coffeeandbooks #75SOFT #journalprompts #BERmonths #day1

dabbe Brave the chill? Ah, what that must be like ... L💜VE. 💛💜🧡 2w
LeahBergen Ohhh, the Heyer bio! I haven‘t read that. Are you liking it? 2w
AllDebooks That's so lovely, as is your teacup 😍 1w
TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️ hope you‘re feeling much better! 1w
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Friday in 10th grade English we discussed euphemisms. I cane across this perfect example while listening to the tagged book. #audiobook #NoraBreenInvestigates

tpixie Spot on. 2w
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#ThematicCozies #travel
When the luxury cruise ship,the Nachtmusik,arrives at Amsterdam‘s port, London Rose,activities director,joins the ship‘s tour of the national art museum,the Rijksnuseum.What ensues is a caper involving suspicions of art forgeries & murder.Some hilarious scenes with new friends from the Red Light District & new romance with Chef Bryne add a lighthearted tone.Along with her intrepid dog,Sir Reggie,she solves the crimes.

Amiable Is that the cover? It‘s breathtaking! 😍 2w
kspenmoll @Amiable Yes! I love it! 2w
julieclair I have to read this! I‘m visiting Amsterdam next Spring. A bucket list destination for me! 🌷 2w
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#Auguststats
22 books
Fiction: 4
Non-Fiction: 3
Mystery: 15
A mix of paper books, kindle, & audiobooks.
Summer has ended for me & I am back at work so my reading will inevitably slow down.

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#14books14weeks #TBR
@Liz_M Thank you so much for organizing this prompt. It encouraged me & provided a framework for moving 14 books off my TBR. Donating many ( but not all) to local library sale. 💚

squirrelbrain Well done! 👏 3w
Liz_M Congrats! Now you've freed up some space for new acquisitions. 😁 📖 📖 📖 2w
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Hilarious, exasperating, intriguing – a sometimes meandering, but always wild ride through the churches of London chasing a killer who seems one step ahead of the Peculiar Crimes Unit. Previously disbanded,now the Unit is to be reconvened to investigate the politician‘s state of mind & to solve the crime when a politician is crushed by a fruit making a delivery.#PeculiarCrimeUnitMystery #TBR #14books14weeks

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The only book i finished this week was Whale Fall. All of the other books, with the exception of The Art Spy ( had to return to library) I am currently reading. #Egyptologists #archeologist #MET #PeculiarCrimesUnitMystery #ThematicCozy #travel #readyourkindle #audiomystery #literarycrew #librarybook

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Mona's Eyes | Thomas Schlesser
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Bookwormjillk 🎉🎉🎉 3w
mcctrish I‘m going to join you with Murder at Gull‘s nest too 3w
tpixie I won Mona‘s Eyes from Europa! I‘m so excited. I love that all 52 pieces of art are displayed on the cover. 3w
kspenmoll @tpixie That‘s wonderful! The art display is lovely! 3w
tpixie @kspenmoll yes!! 🖼️ 3w
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